# NHTSA recall 16V345000

A recall listed here may apply to a vehicle of this year, make and model. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle: check the VIN with the official lookups.

- Published by: NHTSA \(United States\)
- Campaign number: 16V345000
- Manufacturer's number: 16S24
- Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
- Reported: 2016\-05\-24
- Owners notified: 2016\-10\-28
- Component: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FLUID
- Units potentially affected: 225012

## What is wrong

Ford Motor Company \(Ford\) is recalling certain model year 2013\-2014 F\-150 vehicles manufactured August 1, 2013, to August 31, 2014 equipped with 3.5L engines.  The master cylinder rear cup seal may roll, resulting in brake fluid leakage from the primary reservoir into the brake booster.


## What can happen

Loss of brake fluid from the primary reservoir results in a complete loss of front brake function, increasing the risk of a crash.


## The remedy

Ford will notify owners, and dealers will replace the brake master cylinder and, if necessary, the brake booster, free of charge.  The recall began on October 28, 2016.  Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1\-866\-436\-7332.  Ford's number for this recall is 16S24.


## Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1\-888\-327\-4236 \(TTY 1\-800\-424\-9153\), or go to www.safercar.gov.


## Remedy progress the manufacturer reported

- Report: Quarterly report 6, for 2018 quarter 1
- Filed with NHTSA: 2018\-04\-27
- Vehicles in the campaign: 225012
- Reported remedied: 176012 \(78%\)
- Reported unreachable: 4606
- Reported removed: 8

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2018 quarter 1, as filed with NHTSA. They do not say whether one vehicle has been remedied: check the VIN with the official lookups. The reports are from data as of 2026\-10\-19.

## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2013 FORD F\-150](/makes/ford/f-150/2013/recalls.md). Built 2013\-08\-01 to 2014\-08\-31.
- [2014 FORD F\-150](/makes/ford/f-150/2014/recalls.md). Built 2013\-08\-01 to 2014\-08\-31.

## Investigated as PE16003

This recall followed 1 NHTSA investigation. An investigation is NHTSA looking into a possible defect. It is not a finding that a defect exists, and it does not say that any one vehicle is affected.

- PE16003: Preliminary evaluation, opened 2016\-02\-29, closed 2016\-07\-26. Master Cylinder External Leak. SERVICE BRAKES; SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FLUID; SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC; SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER.

From NHTSA's investigation file, as of 2026-10-19. JSON: [/v1/recalls/nhtsa/16V345000/investigations](/v1/recalls/nhtsa/16V345000/investigations)

## Check a VIN

- [NHTSA recall lookup by VIN, United States](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls)
- [Transport Canada recall search, Canada](https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng)

JSON: [/v1/recalls/nhtsa/16V345000](/v1/recalls/nhtsa/16V345000)

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